Tokyo Electron (OTC:TOELY) and Alimco Financial (OTCMKTS:ALMC) Critical Comparison

Alimco Financial (OTCMKTS:ALMC) and Tokyo Electron (OTC:TOELY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Alimco Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Tokyo Electron shares are held by institutional investors. 35.1% of Alimco Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Alimco Financial and Tokyo Electron, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alimco Financial	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tokyo Electron	0	0	0	1	4.00

Profitability

This table compares Alimco Financial and Tokyo Electron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alimco Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tokyo Electron	22.63%	28.75%	20.52%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alimco Financial and Tokyo Electron”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alimco Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tokyo Electron	$12.33 billion	7.16	$2.51 billion	$3.87	24.74

Tokyo Electron has higher revenue and earnings than Alimco Financial.

Volatility & Risk

Alimco Financial has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokyo Electron has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tokyo Electron beats Alimco Financial on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alimco Financial

Alimco Financial Corporation focuses on business financing solutions. The company was formerly known as Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and changed its name to Alimco Financial Corporation in 2017. Alimco Financial Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About Tokyo Electron

Tokyo Electron Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) production equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company offers coaters/developers, etch systems, surface preparation systems, deposition systems, test systems, wafer bonders/debonders, wafer edge trimming, SiC epitaxial CVD systems, gas cluster ion beam system, and cleaning systems. It also provides plasma etch/ash systems for use in the manufacture of FPDs, as well as inkjet printing systems for manufacturing OLED displays. In addition, the company offers delivery, facility management, and non-life insurance services; sells semiconductor products, board computer products, software, and other electronic components; sells and supports network/storage/middleware related solutions; and develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic annealing systems. Tokyo Electron Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.